Crime and Courts

Two suspects were arrested in a case involving felony theft, Lubbock police said in a statement from the department.
Around 5 a.m. Thursday, police received a call in reference to a vehicle burglary in the 6800 block of 86th Street, and the victim of the burglary tracked an iPad stolen from his vehicle, the statement said.
After the iPad was tracked to the 4400 block of 49th Street, police arrived at the residence and located the iPad in a vehicle in the driveway, and the burglary suppression unit assisted in obtaining a search warrant, according to the statement.

A Crosby County man was arrested after police conducted a search of a residence in Ralls and found several drugs, weapons and stolen property.
Jacob Lara was arrested for deadly conduct, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, prohibited weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the Ralls Police Department.
Officers received a call about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday regarding deadly conduct in the 100 block of Second Street in Ralls, officials said.

A substitute teacher in Hobbs, New Mexico, was charged with four counts of sexual contact of a minor after staff reported inappropriate touching last week.
Staff of the Hobbs Municipal Schools on Friday reported possible inappropriate touching of students by a Highland Jr. High substitute teacher, according to a news release from the Hobbs Police Department.
Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for 23-year-old Roy Tabor of Lovington, New Mexico, and charged him with four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor. The charge is a third-degree felony.

3 arrested in local credit card fraud ring
Lubbock police have arrested three people in what police are calling a fraud ring for fraudulent possession of identifying information.
On Monday, Lubbock police forgery detectives began a credit card abuse case investigation, and found a credit card fraud ring, according to a statement from the department.
Investigators believe the suspects used stolen credit cards to purchase prepaid gift cards at local businesses.